With the temperature below -30 this week, I've been thinking a lot about our upcoming trip to Florida and Caribbean cruise in May. And then I thought about EpiPens... how many should I bring with me? I normally carry around two at all times. Will that be enough? And how do you keep EpiPens cool in hot tropical weather?

My only concern is that if something happens and they accidentally get too hot or wet or something and I cannot get replacements from a pharmacy right away. Am I being too paranoid here?

The two EpiPens I have now expire at the end of March and will be replaced with two new ones. Should I bring the expired ones with me in case something like this happens? I could get a prescription to bring more EpiPens with me.

I get ya with the weather, -30's this week here also and some fun in the sun sounds perfect about now.
I would bring all 4, the 2 new ones as well as the 'almost' expired one. If one gets lost, damaged etc. that still leaves you 3. Just two would make me nervous as you might actually need 2 in an emergency....and then you don't have one for after the fact. (knock on wood that won't happen).
Have a WONDERFUL trip!!!

Regarding keeping the Epipens from getting too hot, we will wrap the Epipens well in a towel (a nice thick one), and then put them in a lunch bag with a cooler pack. This has been our approach, but I don't know that it is exactly "recommended". We use this technique if we are going to be out for many many hours on a hot day excursion. I wonder if you can ask a pharmacist for a recommended solution to this?

Thank you for all the replies thus far! We have a waterproof Pelican box for at the beach or in the water, so I'm not concerned with getting them wet so much as what would happen if I needed a replacement.

I will check into the Frio wallets - see if we can get them in Canada without paying shipping from Australia. I normally carry a backpack (which stays cool inside) and am always looking for more options.

I have e-mailed Disney Cruise Line to see if they stock EpiPens (or other adrenalin/epinephrine auto-injectors) in their onboard pharmacy. I will let you know what they say. My biggest concern is being out in the middle of the sea with no EpiPens because I either used them or accidentally ruined or lost them. (I am VERY careful with them... but still...)

I agree about taking 4incl the recently (or about to)expired ones. We have two kids with allergies and always take 8 with us on plane rides and trips. We have three long flights to australia coming up including a 14hr one mainly over water, so am contemplating also taking a few recently expired ones in addition to our usual 8.

It seems it would be smart for the cruise line to keep a few epipens in their pharmacy.

Spacecanada have you found the frio wallets available for purchase here? I don't usually worry about my epi getting cold but often worry about it getting hot. I also just started to look into getting some cover to keep epi cool. The frio looks like it might just be the perfect thing. If they can only be ordered and there is a shipping charge PM me as I think we may be in the same area ??? we could place an order together share shipping charge.

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The response from Disney Cruise Line is that they have EpiPens in the medical centre for emergency use but cannot distribute/sell them to guests. They require guests to bring a "liberal amount" of any medication they need during their trip.

I'll be bringing 4 Epis now, definitely! (For this cruise and any others I take in the future.)

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